Bernstein, William J. <br/><br/>
A splendid exchange :  how trade shaped the world / 
William J. Bernstein. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  [Berkeley, Calif.?] :  Atlantic Monthly Press ;  Distributed by Publishers Group West,  c2008. 
 - x, 467 p., [16] p. of plates :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-447) and index. 
<br/><br/>Sumer -- The straits of trade -- Camels, perfumes, and prophets -- The Baghdad-Canton express -- The taste of trade and the captives of trade -- The disease of trade -- Da Gama's urge -- A world encompassed -- The coming of corporations -- Transplants -- The triumph and tragedy of free trade -- What Henry Bessemer wrought -- Collapse -- The Battle of Seattle. 
<br/><br/> Traces the evolution of international trade, from ancient Mesopotamia to today's global marketplace, exploring the influence of commerce on agriculture, technology, politics, and civilization as a whole. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780871139795 0871139790 9780802144164 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008358012 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>International trade--History.<br/>International economic relations--History.<br/>International business enterprises--History.<br/>Globalization--History.<br/>International trade--History.<br/>Globalization--History.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HF352  / .B47 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>382.09 
<br/><br/><b>UDC: </b>339.9+32 B-43